pare
See also: Pare, paré, parè, pâre, parê, parë, päre, parę, paře, and páře
English
Etymology
From Middle English paren, from Old French parer (“to arrange, prepare, trim”), from Latin parō (“I prepare, arrange; I provide, furnish; I resolve, purpose”) (related to pariō (“I bear, I give birth to; I spawn, produce, beget; I procure, acquire”)), from a Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forward, bring forth”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pâr, IPA(key): /pɛə(ɹ)/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (General American) enPR: pâr, IPA(key): /pɛɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
- Homophones: pair, pear
Verb
pare (third-person singular simple present pares, present participle paring, simple past and past participle pared)
- (transitive) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
- Victor pared some apples in preparation to make a tart.
- (transitive, often with down or back) To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
- Albert had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.
- 1960 April, “The European Summer Timetables”, in Trains Illustrated, page 223:
- From May 29 another 10 min. are being pared from the southbound journey, and the time over the 504.4 miles from Paris to Hendaye will come down to 6 hr. 58 min., an average of 72.4 m.p.h. with two intermediate stops.
- To trim the hoof of a horse.
- (Ireland, slang) To sharpen a pencil.
Synonyms
- to peel
- to skin
Derived terms
- cheeseparing
- pare away
- pare down
- pare off
- parer
- paring
- paring knife
Translations
To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a knife
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To reduce or trim something (as if) by cutting off
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trim a hoof
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Anagrams
- Earp, Pera, Rape, aper, pear, prae-, præ-, rape, reap
Albanian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para).
Noun
pare f
- money
Asturian
Verb
pare
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of parar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin pater, patrem, from Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ɾe/
Audio (Valencian) (file) - Rhymes: -aɾe
Noun
pare m (plural pares)
- father
Derived terms
- cappare
- Pare de Nadal
Further reading
- “pare” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “pare”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “pare” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “pare” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Coastal Konjo
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian *pajay.
Noun
pare
- paddy (unmilled rice), rice (plant)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
pare
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of paren
Anagrams
- rape
Esperanto
Etymology
From paro + -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpare/
- Rhymes: -are
Adverb
pare
- pairwise
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paʁ/
Audio (file) - Homophones: parent, pares
Verb
pare
- inflection of parer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- âpre, râpe, râpé
Galician
Verb
pare
- inflection of parir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦥꦫꦺ (paré). Doublet of paria and pêria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpare/
- Hyphenation: pa‧ré
- Rhymes: -re, -e
Noun
paré (first-person possessive pareku, second-person possessive paremu, third-person possessive parenya)
- bitter gourd
Synonyms
- paria
- paré
Further reading
- “pare” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua
Verb
pare
- present of parer
- imperative of parer
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: pà‧re
Noun
pare
- plural of para
Verb
pare
- third-person singular present indicative of parere
Anagrams
- apre, arpe, pera, rape
Laboya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpaːre]
Noun
pare
- rice (plant)
See also
- kadodo (“cooked rice”)
- wiha (“uncooked rice”)
References
- Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “pare”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpaː.reː/, [ˈpäːreː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpa.re/, [ˈpäːre]
Verb
pārē
- second-person singular present active imperative of pāreō
Maore Comorian
Noun
pare class 5 (plural mavare class 6)
- road
References
- “pare” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
Ngazidja Comorian
Noun
pare class 5 (plural mapvare class 6)
- road
References
- “pare” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɑːˈɾɛ/
Noun
pare m
- money
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀧𑀭𑁂 (Brahmi script)
- परे (Devanagari script)
- পরে (Bengali script)
- පරෙ (Sinhalese script)
- ပရေ (Burmese script)
- ปเร or ปะเร (Thai script)
- ᨷᩁᩮ (Tai Tham script)
- ປເຣ or ປະເຣ (Lao script)
- បរេ (Khmer script)
- 𑄛𑄢𑄬 (Chakma script)
Adjective
pare
- inflection of para (“other”):
- masculine/neuter locative singular
- masculine nominative/accusative plural
- feminine vocative singular
Portuguese
Brazilian stop sign
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ɾi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ɾe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ɾ(ɨ)/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -aɾi, (Portugal) -aɾɨ
- Hyphenation: pa‧re
Verb
pare
- inflection of parar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
Verb
pare
- third-person singular present indicative of părea
Romansch
Alternative forms
- paraid (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
- preit (Sursilvan)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *paretem, from Latin pariēs, parietem.
Noun
pare f (plural pares)
- (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) (internal) wall
- (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) rock face
Related terms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) mir
- (Surmiran) meir
- (Puter, Vallader) mür
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).
Noun
pare f (Cyrillic spelling паре)
- money
Spanish
Chilean stop sign
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaɾe/ [ˈpa.ɾe]
- Rhymes: -aɾe
- Syllabification: pa‧re
Noun
pare m (plural pares)
- (Latin America) stop sign
Verb
pare
- inflection of parar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
- inflection of parir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “pare”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- pre
- par
Etymology 1
Final clipping of kumpare, kompadre.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa‧re
- IPA(key): /ˈpaɾe/, [ˈpa.ɾe]
Noun
pare
- buddy; close male friend
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:kaibigan
- Coordinate term: mare
- (informal) Term of address to a male stranger
Derived terms
- erap
- repa
Etymology 2
From Spanish padre.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa‧re
- IPA(key): /ˈpaɾeʔ/, [ˈpa.ɾeʔ]
Noun
parè
- (religion, archaic) Alternative spelling of pari
Further reading
- “pare”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Toraja-Sa'dan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay, from Proto-Austronesian *pajay.
Noun
pare
- paddy (unmilled rice), rice (plant)
Venetian
Etymology
From Latin pater, patrem. Compare Italian padre.
Noun
pare m (plural pari)
- father
See also
- mare